User blog:Hayds126/Balancing Pokémon 1

Hey everyone. I’m bored and I feel like doing something. So this blog is gonna be a series about balancing Pokémon. So making unweaned Pokémon better and nerfing those dominant ones

Few rules to this though:

1. Must stay true to the Pokémon. So if a Pokémon was supposed to be weak (like an early bug type) then it should probably stay that way for game balance. Same for strong Pokémon. I might change them a bit though

2. Nothing too much. For example I’m not gonna take some Pokémon and add 100 more base stats and call it a day

3. Only final evo (except maybe eviolite Pokémon)

4. If pokemon has a mega, no buffs to original mon. Maybe buff mega though

5. Only changes will be made for those which need it

Anyway I’ll start with a few gen 1 mons first. Might add more as time continues

Mega blastoise: not the worst mega but it’s underwhelming compared to other Kanto mega. I would say a better move pool. Especially coverage here. Perhaps shadow ball? It’s got big cannons so why not? Also shell smash would be nice

Butterfree doesn’t need to be stronger since it’s an early game bug type. But beedrill is like the counterpart and he got a mega. Butterfree needs one too. Here is my idea for stats 60/41/70/115/95/114. Then compound eyes is a nice ability to have so keep from base form. Psychic type over flying could be nice. That suits it nicely. Not sure if that’s would really be a buff but it would be nice. Bug as a type need a buff anyway so more resistance few more super effective

Fearow give better stats. +10 to speed +15 attack. Then some high crit moves for its ha sniper.

Arbok better speed, or make it more tanky. Perhaps mega? What would be cool is the manga pattern special abilities. Basically different patterns had different benefits. So one could give passive healing. Another could possibly give toxic poison chance from bite moves etc

Sandslash buff stats. A bit in speed and Sp def. then a possible sand rush sweeper

That’s a few ideas for now. I’ll add more later on